Making white decals used to be a problem, so I have been told. To make the white ones required an ALPS style of printer. Pulsar has hit the scene running with their DecalPro line of products.

Sometimes things go better the second time around.

I bought a cheap (and I mean cheap) airbrush kit at a model railroad show about 10 years ago just to give airbrushing a shot.  Well the “shot” was blank.  The airbrush didn’t work and that was the end of that.
When Ron recently pitched the idea of reviewing the Badger airbrush I figured it was about time for me to re-visit the subject.  I haven’t regretted the decision.

The Badger Model 200-20 is a single action, internal mix airbrush designed for detail work…at least that’s what I’ve been able to glean from the web.    Since I’m a NOOB I wasn’t going to let my ignorance on all the “technical” jargon get in the way of diving into the world of airbrushing (“Instructions?  I don’t need no stinkin Iinstructions!”).   Now, I don’t want to re-invent the wheel here by spending time (and bandwidth) defining all the airbrushing terminology so here's a link to a good resource on the subject:   How to Airbrush.

I had to make the capital expenditure and get a bunch of accessories so I could use it. Fortunately I was able to justify the expense to my better half since I was asked to do the review and I just "had to have" all this extra stuff....

 I suspect there are many model railroaders that feel overwhelmed by the thought of weathering their own rolling stock (I used to be one of them).  Well here is a quick, easy (and cheap) technique that I use that doesn’t require any artistic skills.    Look at the picture and starting from the top left corner moving clock wise here’s the list of materials you’ll need.

by: Glen Haasdyk

A couple of weeks ago I wandered into the used section of my local hobby shop. There on the shelf was a used and abused Life Like Proto 2000 SD-7 loco. It was missing some parts but The price was right, so I dropped my cash and took my new 'prize' home.

Building an unpainted kit is a bit of a stress. What colors do I use? What if I screw it up? You need not worry any longer. Get those models out and follow our steps to finish off those unpainted beasts. 

With these few simple tricks, we will help you make a model that will rival any other.